Tag Archives: counting

If you happen to pop into POD 1 you mind see a number of kids (not sure how many…how could we work that out?) counting all sorts of things. Even Mrs. Ellis got into the act and brought in some really interesting things from home that Mr. Ellis needed counted.

People count in all different ways in different situations… sometimes we count by ones or twos and other times we count by bigger numbers. Continue reading →

This year I am back working and learning with the students and teachers in POD 1 and it is very exciting.

One of the most amazing things I hear nearly everyday is students saying how ‘great they are at maths and counting!’

I’ve been watching and talking with the kids as they play some math games and explore maths and this has to be one of my favourite games. Kebab maths is a quick game and as you can see in the video below, the kids are very good at both playing the game and explaining whole and parts of numbers.